Baby name
FADING
🇧🇷 🇵🇹 Arlete
/ar · LET · chee/
Meaning
“Eagle”
Portuguese variant of Arlette, itself a Norman French diminutive possibly from Germanic Arl meaning eagle or the Old French meaning from the eagle people; the form is distinctly Brazilian.
Nicknames
lete
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Classic in Brazil but associated with mid-20th century generations; now feels nostalgic.
The cultural moment.
Common in Brazil from the 1940s through 1970s; rarely given to newborns today.